A child shall lead them : two days in September 1957 /
Eleven African-American first-grade children initiated the desegregation of previously all-white elementary schools in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 9 and 10, 1957. Nashville was one of the first cities in the South to act on the Supreme Court 1954 decision, Brown vs. The Board of Education. The fi...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
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New York, N.Y. :
Filmakers Library,
2007.
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| Series: | Black studies in video
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Eleven African-American first-grade children initiated the desegregation of previously all-white elementary schools in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 9 and 10, 1957. Nashville was one of the first cities in the South to act on the Supreme Court 1954 decision, Brown vs. The Board of Education. The film compares the Nashville story with events that took place the same week at Little Rock (Arkansas) High School. Three of those children, now grown, and their parents discuss the events of those days, including the bombing of the Hattie Cotton school, and the courage required to respond to the Court's landmark decision. The story is told through the use of first-person narratives, and archival photos and footage.--From publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as DVD-R. Originally produced in 2007. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (approximately 23 min.) : color, with black and white sequences |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography/editor, Rob McDonald, Jr. ; original music, David Olney, Jack Irwin. |